Bicoid Is a Cytoplasmic Determinant That Is Highly Concentrated in the Anterior

question 8

Multiple Choice

Bicoid is a cytoplasmic determinant that is highly concentrated in the anterior end of a fly egg.Which of the following is most likely to result if there was a mutation that resulted in Bicoid being expressed equally throughout the egg?

• A)All the blastomeres would be similar to each other.
• B)The blastomeres in the anterior end would produce posterior structures.
• C)All of the blastomeres would produce anterior structures.
• D)Blastomeres in the posterior would produce anterior structures.

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